Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World
- ISBN-10
- 1451611498
- ISBN-13
- 9781451611496
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 270
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-17
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Tony Wagner
Description
Reveals the importance of innovation in American global competitiveness, profiling some of today's most compelling young innovators while explaining how they have succeeded through the unconventional methods of parents, teachers, and mentors.
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